Ron Bishop, a professor of communication at Drexel University in Philadelphia, talks about his new book: “The Thematic Evolution of Sports Journalism’s Narrative of Mental Illness: A Little Less Conversation.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad…
As a more than 200-year-old institution, The Fayetteville Observer hasn’t always done right by Black residents in its coverage area. Better News recently published a report about a new initiative at the Observer that uses partnerships and mobile newsrooms to help foster trust within the Black community and grow its audience. The Observer’s lead editor, Beth Hutson, and opinion…
Elisa Shearer, a senior researcher on Pew Research’s News & Information Team, discusses the recent report, “Podcasts as a Source of News and Information,” which reveals how different audiences trust the information they receive from the podcasts. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly…
Abigail Higgins talks about how the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project is working to improve the working conditions of freelance journalists and why freelancers should consider joining a union. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
More and more newsrooms are discovering that diversifying their coverage to better represent and engage the communities they cover is not only the right thing to do, it’s necessary if they wish to remain relevant and sustainable. Better News recently published a report about how Louisville Public Media shifted from just reporting news about Black people to…
Justine Harman talks about her podcast KILLED, which pulls the curtain back on the editorial process and forces at play that lead publications to kill a big story. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Christopher Barnes and Destiny Beck discuss how they launched the Keystone Student Journalism Coalition to bring together students and journalism advisors from middle and high schools across Pennsylvania to share skills and promote journalism. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn…
Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, who dreamed of becoming a rock musician when he was young, talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how he accidentally started a career as a freelance journalist. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad…
Dr. Jessica Beard, director of research for the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, discusses a new report that offers firearm-injured peoples’ perspectives on how the news media covers firearm violence. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your…
Robert Tornabene, senior public communications supervisor for the Colorado Springs Police Department, discusses The PIO Podcast, where he interviews public information officers about how they do their jobs. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Shanna Fuld, creator and host of the Israel Daily News Podcast, talks about the day-to-day challenges of being a freelance journalist in Tel Aviv. She also discusses her recent work as a researcher for the Showtime docudrama series “Ghosts of Beirut.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our…
Brett Murphy, a reporter on ProPublica’s national desk, shares how he took a seemingly farfetched tip about a new junk science in the criminal justice system known as 911 call analysis and transformed it into an award-winning piece of investigative journalism. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our…
Eric Larsen, The Coloradoan’s executive editor, recently wrote a report for Better News about how a partnership with Colorado State University’s Center for Public Deliberation reenergized the newspaper’s opinion page and increased engagement by promoting a public dialogue among its audience members. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental…
Photographer Fernanda H. Meier discusses the ethical implications of photojournalism and how to report authenticity, while avoiding stereotypes and socially inappropriate imagery. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
Kristy Parker and Anne Tindall from Project Democracy discuss a new report they co-authored with Justin Florence entitled “How to tell whether a government investigation or prosecution is ‘weaponized.’” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices….
Editor Stacy Palmer talks about The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s shift in status to a nonprofit and what that means for the philanthropic community. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at…
Jeff Jarvis, faculty member at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, talks about his latest book, “The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lesson for the Age of the Internet.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email…
Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of external affairs and funding, talks about the Maynard Institute’s Fault Lines newsroom diversity and anti-bias training. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…
Adrienne Russell, co-director of the Center for Journalism, Media, and Democracy in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, discusses her new book, “The Mediated Climate: How Journalists, Big Tech, and Activists Are Vying for Our Future.“ Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our…
Matthew Powers and Sandra Vera-Zambrano discuss their new book, “The Journalist’s Predicament: Difficult Choices in a Declining Profession.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and our weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…
Ryan Sorrell is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Kansas City Defender, which has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing Black digital news startups. Recently, the Institute for Nonprofit News named Sorrell as one of its emerging leaders of the year. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to…
Ginny is CT Mirror’s children’s issues and housing reporter and a Report for America corps member. She is also the winner of a 2023 Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism from the Institute for Nonprofit News for her series “Notice To Quit.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our…
Tamara Cherry, a former crime reporter for CTV television in Canada and also the Toronto Star, discusses her new book, “The Trauma Beat: A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your…
Josh Shepperd, an associate professor in the College of Media, Communication and Information at the University of Colorado – Boulder, discusses his new book, “Shadow of the New Deal: The Victory of Public Broadcasting.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more…
Amy Mitchell is the new executive director of the Center for News, Technology & Innovation, which seeks to encourage independent and sustainable media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your…
Andrea Wenzel, associate professor at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication and the director of Temple’s master of journalism program, discusses her new book “Antiracist Journalism: The Challenge of Creating Equitable Local News.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about…
Kamaria Roberts, the deputy director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, highlights the work API has done over the last year through its Better News Initiative and what may be in store for 2024. The Better News podcast is a partnership between It’s All Journalism and the American Press Institute to a) showcase innovative/experimental ideas that emerge from…
Cyrus Norcross is a former Army Ranger turned Navajo journalist who covers indigenous affairs, specifically missing and murdered indigenous people. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
Angelica Amegashie, Andrew Herbst, and Beatrice Amune are members of the student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at William Paterson University. The chapter was recently named SPJ’s chapter of the year. They discuss their hopes and concerns for journalism’s future. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to…
One of the most important missions a local news organization has is covering local politics and elections. However, with shrinking staffs and limited resources, many digital media outlets struggle to effectively achieve this mission. David Plazas, director of opinion and engagement for the USA TODAY Network Tennessee, recently wrote a study for the Better News…
Andie Crossan and Britney Dennison coauthored The Empowerment Journalism Guide. Crossan talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about how empowerment journalism can help newsrooms produce “community-engaged reporting.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
Tamar Wilner is a postdoctorate fellow at UT Austin’s School of information, where she works on Co-Designing for Trust National Science Foundation-funded project aimed at tackling the misinformation crisis. She and Valérie Belair-Gagnon recently wrote a report for Nieman Lab on the disconnect between what journalists experience in the newsroom and what academic researchers understand about the…
This week and next, the It’s All Journalism team is taking some time off to enjoy the holidays and spend time with our loved ones. It’s become a tradition that at the end of the year, we like to look back at some of the great conversations we’ve had. This week we’re sharing the second-most…
In order to give the IAJ team some time off to enjoy the holidays with their families, we’re revisiting our most popular episodes of 2023. Last week, we shared the second-most downloaded episode of the year, our interview with Adam Rice, the editor of the Downtown Albuquerque News. This week, we’re featuring our most-downloaded episode of…
Benjy Egel became the The Sacramento Bee’s food and drink reporter in 2018. For the next five years, he watched the city’s culinary scene blossom, attracting Michelin stars and James Beard Award nominations. Egel’s reporting drew more than 1,000 new subscribers to The Bee who wanted to learn the latest about Sacramento’s new cultural heartbeat. Sacramentans’ love for…
Meghann Cuniff, a legal affairs reporter based in Southern California, has a long history of covering breaking news, conducting investigations and writing long-form narratives from courtrooms about high-profile cases. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Dr. Anthony Feinstein, author of “Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists,” conducted the first study on the topic of journalists, trauma and emotional well-being. On the latest episode of It’s All Journalism, he discusses moral courage and what motivates journalists to put themselves in harm’s way. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out…
Christina Estes, a senior field correspondent at Phoenix NPR station KJZZ, recently penned “Off the Air,” a mystery novel that was inspired by her career as a broadcast journalist. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
Gameday and digital host for the New York Mets Mike Janela talks about the multimedia skills he’s had to master and how important preparation is in staying one step ahead of the person you’re interviewing and ready to take the conversation in a new and interesting direction. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find…
Rob Lee is the host of the Truth In This Art podcast, which examines the intersections of art, culture and community, both in Baltimore, Maryland and beyond. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy…
Richard Lee, a professor in the Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, is teaching a class on the intersection of pop culture and media. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy…
Margot Susca, American University’s first professor of journalism, accountability and democracy, discusses her new book, “Hedged: How Private Investment Funds Help to Destroy America’s Newsrooms.” Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy…
Gene Sonn and Derrick Cain discuss the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative, Resolve Philly’s latest effort in solutions-oriented journalism and community engagement. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
Galen Stocking, a senior computational social scientist, discusses a new Pew Research Center study that examines the role guest interviews play in the 451 most listened-to podcasts. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See…
The Online News Association recently launched a new AI in Journalism Initiative to provide tools and practical training for journalists looking to incorporate artificial intelligence into their reporting. Meghan Murphy, ONA’s director of programs, and Hanaa Rifaey, ONA’s head of strategic partnerships, share the details with It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to…
Jane Ferguson might have dreamed of working for the BBC or CNN as a young reporter, but she encourages young journalists to think beyond the headlines to find the places where their work can be “additive.” A foreign correspondent for PBS NewsHour and a contributor to the New Yorker, Ferguson was recently named the inaugural…
Maya Chupkov, media and democracy program manager at California Common Cause, discusses a recently passed resolution requiring government offices in San Francisco to spend at least half of their advertising and outreach budgets on community and ethnic media outlets. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter….
Executive Director Wesley Wright discusses the ReNews Project, which funds and/or provides professional assistance to revive dormant student newspapers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and at Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy…
Drew Lindsay, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Philanthropy, leads The Commons, a new vertical focusing on the issue of polarization along the lines of political ideology, gender, income, race, geography, culture, and religion. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about…
Elizabeth Shimek of the Campaign Legal Center explains how a law that 72 percent of Arizona voters voted for in 2022 brings transparency to the campaign finance process. Visit the It’s All Journalism website to find out how to subscribe to our podcast and weekly email newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…